An edition of Eldorado Or Adventures In Path Of Empire
(1850)
Eldorado
or, Adventures in the path of empire
by Bayard Taylor
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Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) was already a well-established writer when he traveled to California as special correspondent for the New York Tribune in the summer of 1849. On his return to New York, Taylor established himself not only as one of America's great travel writers but as a true man of letters, producing distinguished novels and poems as well as nonfiction for the next quarter century. Eldorado (1850) consists of Taylor's rewritten dispatches to his paper. Volume 2 tells of the 1849 elections, horseback tours of the Sierras, gold camps on the Mokelumne River, analysis of the 1849 overland emigration, San Francisco social and cultural life, and a return to the East with stops in Guadalajara, Mazatlàn, Mexico City, Popcateptel, and Vera Cruz. Thomas Butler King's official report on California, 22 March 1850, is printed as an appendix.
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Description and travel, Gold discoveries, Voyages to the Pacific coast, Travel, Ethnic groups, Zamorano 80, Description and travel. [from old catalog], Gold discoveries. [from old catalog], California, history, Mexico, description and travel, West (u.s.), biographyPeople
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Table of Contents
Pagi CHAPTER I From New Tork to Chagres— The Shores of Florida— Night in Havana Harbor- New Orleans— Chagres from the Sea
Page 1
CHAPTER II.
Crossing the Tsthmus— Quarrel with a Native— The Village of Gatun— Songs on the River— A Priest's Household— An Affectionate Boatman— Riding ThroTigh the Forest*— We Beach Panama
Page 11
CHAPTER.
m Scenes in Panama«— Emigrants Arriving — Ruined Churches
Page 26
CHAPTER IV.
The Pacific Coast of Mexico — Meal-time on the Steamer— A Midnight Call at Acapulco— The Mexican Coast— The Old Presidio of San Bias— Touching at Mazatlan 81 CHAPTER V The Coast of California— A Treacherous Coast— Harbor of San Diego— Narratives of Emigration— Gren, Villamil and his Colony— The Last Day of the Voyage — The Anchor Drops
Page 43
CHAPTER VI.
First Impressions of San Francisco — Appearance of the Town— the New-Comer's Bewilderment— Indifferent Shopkeepers — Street Gold — People in Town
Page 54
Paoi CHAPTER YII To the San Joaquin, on Muleback— Scenery of the Inland — Eanches on the Road- Colonel Fr6mont— A Sonorian Comrade— Crossing the Coast Eange— The Mos- qnitos and the Ferry
Page 62
CHAPTER.
YHL Camp-Life and a Kide to the Diggings— Stockton — Eocky Mountain Men— Fiery Travel— the Mule's Heart— Arrival at the Diggings
Page 76
CHAPTER IX.
The Diggings on Mokelumne Eiver — Gold in the Eiver-Bed- The Sonorians— The Process of Dry-Washing— Stories of the Gold-Diggers— Cost of our Visit
Page 84
CHAPTER X.
A Gallop to Stockton, with some Words on Law and Society — ^Appropriating a Horse— The Califomian Horse— A Flogging Scene in Stockton — Law and Order —Moral EflFect of Gold
Page 94
CHAPTER XI.
d Night-Adventure In the Mountains — An Unceremonious Supper— The Trail Lost — Second View of San Francisco— Col Fr6mont'8 Mine
Page 104
CHAPTER.
Xn San Francisco by Day and Night— The Streets after Breakfast— A Bull-Chase— The Afternoon— The Inside of a Gaming-Hell • • • •
Page 112
CHAPTER XIII.
Incidents of a Walk to Monterey— Fisher's Eanche — Agriculture in California — A Mountain Panorama— Belated on the Eoad— The Gila Emigrants — Monterey at Last
Page 121
K Pagk CHAPTER XV The State Organization of California— Steps toward Organization— The Con- vention Meets — The Question of Suffrage— Trouble about the Boundary — The Great Seal of the State— Distinguished Californians
Page 146
CHAPTER.
XVL The Closing Scenes of the Convention— A Ball-Eoom Picture— Signing the Con- stitution—Gen Riley and the Members— Moral of the Convention
Page 169
CHAPTER XVII.
Shore and Forest— Swimming a Ravine — Dinner by the Sea-Shore — Geology and Indian Tradition— The Sea-Lions on Point Lobos CHAPTER XVIII Old California— Its Missions and its Lands — Rise of the Missions— Their Downfall — Extent of the Mission Property — The Law for Granting Lands — Uncertain Boundary of Grants — Disposition of the Gold Land
Page 179
CHAPTER XIX.
Return to San Francisco— Journey in an Ambulance— Night and Morning in the Mountains— Fording the Pajaro River— A Sirocco in San Jos6 — Night-Camp under the Oaks
Page 192
CHAPTER XX.
San Francisco Again — Post OflSce Experiences — More Statistics of Growth — An Ague Case— Structure of the Post Office — Sounds on the Portico — Increase of Pay Needed 20S CHAPTER XXL Sacramento River and City — The Straits of Carquinez — New-York-of-the-Pacifio — View of Sacramento City — Its Life and Business — Cattle of Experience- Sights at the Horse Market
Page 214
Xii.
Pa OR CHAPTER XXn Travelling on the Plains— Night, Rain and a Ranche— The Nevada at Sunset— Prairie and Wood Craft— Among the Hills— A Knot of Politicians
Page 221
CHAPTER.
XXin Journey to the Volcano— The Forest Trail— Camping in a Storm— The Volcanic Com- luunity— Appearance of the Extinct Craters— The Top of Polo's Peak— Return to the Mokelnmne 289 CHAPTER XXIV Election Scenes and Mining Characters— Voting on the Mokelumne — Incidents of Digging— An Englishman in Raptures—" Buckshot" — Quicksilver— My own Gold Digging 267 CHAPTER XXV The Rainy Season— The Ferry — Deception oi tlie Diggers— Dry Creek and Amador's Creek- A Ranche and its Inhabitants— A Female Specimen— A Vision Relin- qnished
Page 260
CHAPTER XXVI.
Night in Sacramento City— Perils of a Stroll— The City Music— Ethiopian Melodies — Californian Theatre— Playing the Eavesdropper— Squatters' Quarrels—Fate of my Mare
Page 272
CHAPTER.
XXVn The Overland Emigration of 1849— Its Character— The Cholera on the Plains— Salt Lake City — The Great Basin- The Nevada— Descent of the Mountains— Apathy In Peril— The Close
Page 280
CHAPTER.
XXVHI I'he Italy of the "West— Steam on the Sacramento— The Sunsets of California- -A Company of Washmen- A Voracious Donkey— Attempt at Squatter Life
Page 292
CHAPTER XXIX.
San Francisco four months Later— Character of Business— Life and Society— TTn- fathomable Mud— Streets and Men
Page 301
Xlll Paor CHAPTER XXX Societj- in California — The Transformation of the Emigrant — The Norsemen Re- vived — ^The Energies of Society — California Democracy
Page 810
CHAPTER.
XXXL Leaving San Francisco~A German Crew and Chilian Schooner— Weathering a South- Easter— The Fire on Shore— "We put back in Distress— The Burnt District— Stem- ming a Flood Tide— The Steamer— Paso del Mar— Down the Coast
Page 815
CHAPTER.
XXXH Maxatlan— A Chinese Boniface— The Streets by Night and Day — The Atmosphere of the Gulf— Preparations to leave — Solemn Warnings
Page 826
CHAPTER XXXIII.
Travel in the Tierra Caliente— Tropical Winter— A Lazy Mule— Night at a Ranche — A " Caminador" — Evening at a Posada— Breakfast in El Rosario — A Jolly Hostess — Ride to La Bayona— The Palm and the Pine — Indian Robbers— Chat with the Na- tives—El Chucho— The Ferry of Rio Santiago— A Night of Horror 888 CHAPTER XXXIV The Ascent to the Table-Land — My Friend and Caminador — A Bargain — The People — Tepic — Sacred Mysteries at San Lionel— The Massacre of the Innocents— A Val- ley Picture — Crossing the Barranca
Page 850
CHAPTER XXXV.
The Robber Region— Meeting a Conducta— Tequila below— Suspicions— The Robbers at Last— Plundered and Bound — My Liberation — A Gibbet Scene— The Kind Padre of Guadalajara
Page 868
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Three Days in Guadalajara— My Hosts— An Unlucky Scotchman— Financiering— The Cabal —Notoriety— Movable Fortresses— The Alameda— Tropic Beauty by Moonlight— An Affectionate Farewell 8T3 CHAPTER XXXVII In the Diligence to Guanajuato— Pleasant Travel— The Cholera— San Juan de ios Lagos -The Valley of Leon— An Enchanted City— The Eve of a Robber's Death
Page 888
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